[OOC] Against the gods, Against the world! Open-World Fantasy Adventure

[Hidarii]

Go for it, aslong as it isn't Xenagos. >>

[Hidarii]

Well i'll do something soon, not quite sure what tho.

[Tuujaimaa]

why are you hating on Xenagos :(

[Hidarii]

Becuase came in third at a FNM Draft due to a xenagos deck. ;-; (I also suck at drafting and have only been playing MTG for like 4-5 months.)

[Tuujaimaa]

Phanyx, Caller of the Old Flame

【Full Name】
Phanyx

【Alias】
Lord Sovereign of the Cult of the Ashen God; The Heretic; Caller of the Old Flame

【Sex】
Male

【Age】
Unknown; Phanyx has kept his age hidden for centuries.

【Sexuality】
Bisexual; Prefers Men



【Birth Country】
The Runecarved Deadlands

【Current Residence】
Traveller; Currently situated at Port Samhain

【Organization】
Cult of the Ashen God

【Occupation】
Master of Ceremonies; Lord Sovereign



【Personality】

you’ll find out I guess



【History】

Phanyx is one of the last of the old Satyrs, born into the Runecarved Deadlands before the change of Satyric government condemned the use of the old magics and their society was morphed into the more nature-oriented one that it currently is. Phanyx's life began as an initiate in the Cult of the Ashen God, a quasi-religious gathering of Satyr who worshipped a Satyr known only as the Ashen God for his impressive command over magic relating to fire and its uses in the preparation of Last Rites for the Satyr who were dead or in the process of dying. The cult was not a necessarily popular one, given that they performed the somewhat frowned upon task of dealing with those who had died, but the use of the old magic (it was old even when the Ashen God learned it) was something a young Phanyx, a potent mage in his own right, could not resist the temptation of.

Phanyx was born into the Satyric nobility, having generations of carefully selected power bred into his very being, and was by all rights set to become one of the strongest mages in the Satyric lands since the arrival of the Ashen God himself. Of course, power calls to power, and it was only a logical conclusion that Phanyx joined the cult to learn of the old fire magic that the Ashen God had perfected. This meant forsaking all ties to one's house and to the Satyric community as a whole, but the pursuit of greater power was all that Phanyx had ever been raised to care about - it came as little surprise to his family that the values they had instilled in the young satyr turned against them.

Phanyx left his ancestral home when the Cult of the Ashen God saw fit to move, to offer their services to other races and leave the treacherous Deadlands, and by this time he was already primed to become the Hand of the Flame, the personal student of the Ashen God himself. After only a few short decades, Phanyx had learned of magic that could begin to quell his need for knowledge, and was all but primed to take over the cult when the Ashen God eventually chose to ascend with the archaic rituals he had discovered and reinvented. Before ascending, Phanyx was taught all of the magic that the Ashen God knew - except how to conjure the Sun's fire - and was offered the position of Lord Sovereign to ensure the cult would survive and prosper in the Ashen God's absence.

Phanyx has travelled with the cult for 700 years, still its Lord Sovereign, after discovering the Perdition's Flame and using the Ashen God's rituals to rejuvenate himself every century. Now the turn of the next century looms upon him, and even greater magic is required to bring power and youth to his form - he currently uses the nature of his position to scout the land for powerful individuals affiliated to the power of the Light in order to bolster the power of his next rejuvenation.



【Weapons/Tools】

Perdition’s Flame - A beautifully crafted dagger carved from satyr’s horns and mana-infused steel. The dagger is ritualistic in both nature and design, and is clearly designed to pierce in order to offer victims as sacrifice - the blade holds an air of regality but also of frailty, as if it is a priceless artefact that would break upon the slightest application of force. While this is not true, the blade is not one meant for physical combat, but it is clearly magical in nature. The blade looks as if it was carved from shadow made solid, black as the darkest night, and though it is obviously forged from multiple items it looks as if it were meant to be whole all along. Though the blade is astoundingly beautiful, it looks incomplete, as if there is a gemstone missing, or a lustrous sheen to be desired.

Perdition’s Flame has the power to focus energies that the user wills, often shaping them into archaic glyphs - and due to being forged in the presence of mana from the Mistral Coast, the dagger possesses telekinetic powers that enable the user to control its movements and suspend it midair to a limited degree. The blade also augments Fire-affiliated magic that is channeled through it, causing runes to light up down the centre of the blade as it does so.

【Strengths and Weaknesses】

Phanyx is an extremely potent mage, having used several ancient rites of magical potency to bolster his skill - he is also of a race that is inherently magically skilled.

Phanyx’s knowledge of the world as a whole is great due to his having travelled it extensively, but he does not know any given area with any degree of specificity.
Phanyx is a weak melee combatant.



【Phanyx’s Magic】

Name: Glyph of the Ashen God - Pyros Protos
Rank:
Range:
User(s):
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: A simple glyph depicting a circle that creates either a gout of flame from the ground or creates a simple but potent fireball. The glyph can be used rapidly in succession and does not wane in power, though additional hits against the same target deal steadily decreasing damage.

Weakness:

Name: Glyph of the Ashen God - Pyros Deuteros
Rank:
Range:
User(s):
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: A glyph depicting two identical circles overlapping - identical to Pyros Protos in every way except power, which is doubled.

Weakness:

Name: Glyph of the Ashen God - Pyros Triquetros
Rank: Cryptic
Range:
User(s):
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: A glyph depicting the triquetra. Identical to Pyros Deuteros, but again twice as powerful. Pyros Triquetras can only be used once for every time Pyros Deuteros has been used twice.

Weakness:

Name: Archaic Glyph of the Ashen God - Pyros Pentos
Rank: Cryptic
Range: Short-Long
User(s): Phanyx
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: The most powerful glyph of the Ashen God, lost to all but those originally initiated into the cult. The user scribes a five-pointed star in the air with a finger or Perdition’s Flame, and the glyph will either be placed onto a desired area (except living beings) or it will immediately conjure its effect. The glyph creates a burst of extremely intense fire, enough to melt rock, in either a fifteen-foot radius circle around Phanyx, or in a stream in any linear direction around him. The power of Pyros Pentos can only be invoked once every twenty-four hours.

Weakness: Long cooldown.

Name: Archaic Blessing of the Ashen God
Rank: Cryptic
Range: Personal
User(s): Phanyx
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: Phanyx blesses himself or his target with a five-pointed star (see Phanyx’s forehead), giving them the ability to use Glyph of the Ashen God - Pyros Protos and causing them to be able to conjure a cylinder of fire around themselves once every hour (Phanyx can use the ability significantly more frequently due to being the Lord Sovereign) that wards off physical attackers. The cylinder is short-lived but extremely intense, and can result in severe burns with only minor contact.

Weakness: N/A

Name: Anachronic Rite of Ashen Rejuvenation
Rank: Arcana
Range: Personal
User(s): Unknown
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Fire

Description: The last rite passed down by the Ashen God to his followers - by fusing the powers of Fire, Darkness and Light in an eternal dichotomy within the Perdition’s Flame, the user is able to stab themselves in the heart with the blade, instantly immolating their body but not causing themselves any true bodily harm. If the bearer is allowed to burn for twenty-four hours, their magical powers are rejuvenated, increasing them vastly, as well as “resetting” their life without damaging their existing body. Essentially, if the extravagantly complex ritual can be completed back-to-back, the user is biologically immortal.

Phanyx has performed the rite a total of seven times and is greatly empowered in the arts of Fire-type magic, but his efficacy is beginning to decline as the ritual’s power wears off.

Weakness: N/A

SATYRS BITCH

[Squad 404]

Name: Sarah Freewind
Nickname/Alias: The silver shadow.
Race: Human
Gender: Female

Age: 27
Age Appearance: 25
Birthplace: Gestalt

Elemental Affinity: Silver

Alignment/Affiliation: Neutral good

Rank/Occupation: Hunting those who would willingly harm

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Weapons/Items:
Generic Items:

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Name of Weapon or Item: Arm crossbow

Description: It's a crossbow, mounted on her arm.
Appearance: You'll see

Name of Weapon or Item: Giant crossbow

Description: It's a giant crossbow that she keeps on her back. You do not want to be hit by the bolts it fires.
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Appearance:

Personality: Sarah does her best to punish those who would harm the innocent willingly, she can be quite zealous about it.

History: Sarah keeps her history cloaked in the shadows she hunts. Not liking to share and defiantly not liking to be asked about it. A few know that she is a mother.

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Strengths: Silver bolts. Gun kata with crossbows (it's quite a sight to behold.) Extremely toned senses (She can pick up whiffs of magic in the air.)
Weaknesses: She sometime's strays into "Lawful stupid" territory. Her son doesn't follow in her footsteps and can be exploited. Her anger is quick to explode. She tends to mistrust those of more evil inclined races (demons, vampires, werewolves, you know the drill.)

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_____________’s Magic/Techniques:
Name of Magic/Technique: Damnation.
Rank: Cryptic.
Range: Personal
Type: Technique
User(s): Sarah.
Element Affinity (If Applicable): Silver

Description: Sarah's rage explodes and she fights like never before seen, capable of even using the giant bolts with within her giant crossbow as an effective weapon

Weakness: Mortal wounds. Being bound by magic. Large objects.

[Hidarii]

both of those characters are accepted. Though Sarah is a little scarce on details.

EDIT: Anyway I'll probably post today. Finally winding down after the past two weeks.

[Tuujaimaa]

who's sarah

I only see Vayne.

[Squad 404]

Well, now i have the same dilemma of not knowing where to start. I believe I will wait until we get some movement between cities and locations.

[The Incredible John]

Hmm... I'm thinking whether or not to make a new character too.

[Slamurai]

Tuujaimaa said
SATYRS BITCH

Another Deadlands native!

[Garrison]

All I know is I'm in the port, in a bar

[Tuujaimaa]

Fortunately, I'm in the same port! In a bar! How very convenient. :D

And yaaaay Deadlands. Maybe we can all have a party.

[Hidarii]

I have an idea on how i want to continue with my character. but I cant write it out in a way that wounds right... i hate it when this happens. So in the meantime. I'll ask yall how you've been. While I make an attempt at rewriting my post again.

[Slamurai]

Did everyone survive their day and a half of guild deprivation?

[Imperfectionist]

:( I really envy you, Tuuj. It seems you can pound out good characters like nobody's business, and I'm stuck writing a single sheet for weeks at a time... And I'm still not done. At least the IC isn't all that active, or I'd be afraid of being left behind.

[Tuujaimaa]

Oh lawdy. These are really mediocre characters for me. xD

One of my bios is... 70,000 characters long.

[Imperfectionist]

-Impy retreats further into the pit of shame-

[Squad 404]

-Valor grabs impy in his talons and hefts her out of the pit of shame-

[Garrison]

So does that Satyr want to drink at a shady tavern?